Founded a decade ago, The Projector, Singapore’s only independent cinema has evolved into far more than a place to watch films. It is a cultural institution, a home for alternative voices, boundary-pushing art and a community that thrives on experimentation and creative freedom.
But what you might not know is that the woman behind this groundbreaking space, Karen Tan, spent much of her life grappling with absent-mindedness, until a late diagnosis of attention deficit disorder (ADD) unlocked the truth behind her struggles and, ultimately, her strengths.
Tan recounts her childhood as “unremarkable”; perhaps even ideal at first glance. She was a bright, well-behaved student who excelled academically and gave her parents little cause for concern. But Tan was perpetually losing things: wallets, water bottles, phones, even passports. The list of…
